The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction. Part 13

Part thirteen of the series, covering chapter 11 of Walter Benjamins essay. How to write like Walter Benjamin is a primer intended to help you write proper art theory, and if this is the first episode that you’re watching, I really recommend you to go back to the beginning and start there. If you’re writing by hand you ought to warm up before starting to write proper, and if you haven’t already, download the Andy Blunden translation which we’re using here; It’ll allow you to write at your own pace, should you find my tempo not suiting you.